0 present participle of convene
1 to bring together a group of people for a meeting, or to meet for a meeting:
I am convening an open discussion for those who are interested in possibly forming an astrobiology society.
Deals could still be made away from public scrutiny by convening privately prior to the official meetings.
These took place in the day room before and after the group discussions, and during the process of convening the group.
Various international development organisations, in convening regional meetings between their partners, deliberately chose not to discuss regional politics, considering this too sensitive.
Convening regular elections brings with it a modicum of international respectability and the resulting foreign aid, and does not threaten these leaders.
The conflict between the congressional terms of office and the date of annual convening, and the potential agency problem in representation that conflict caused, was recognized fairly early on.
Viviani delayed convening its first meeting for as long as possible and thereafter as much as possible steered its work into less contentious areas.
State control was not needed; its role was limited to convening unions and employers in each industry into forums for decision-making; voluntarism would be vindicated.
